WO2002101133A1

WO2002101133A1 - Knitting fabric having novel set up structure and method of knitting it

Info

Publication number: WO2002101133A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/005755
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hajime Kubo; Kenji Furuta
Original assignee: Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.
Priority date: 2001-06-12
Filing date: 2002-06-10
Publication date: 2002-12-19
Also published as: CN1292114C; US6892555B2; EP1408145A4; KR100872362B1; JPWO2002101133A1; KR20040007642A; EP1408145B1; CN1516761A; US20040231367A1; EP1408145A1; JP4203414B2

Abstract

A knitting fabric having a set-up portion comprising front and rear stitches formed by knitting fabric-constituting knitting yarns that extend in zigzag forms from front to rear stitches and from rear to front stitches, wherein a knitting yarn portion (15a) extending from each front stitch to each rear stitch and a knitting yarn portion (15b) extending from the each rear stitch to continuing each front stitch cross each other to thereby make the set-up portion more compact than conventional ones.

Description

Description Knitted fabric having a novel set-up structure and knitting method thereof

The present invention relates to a knitted fabric having a novel set-up structure and a method for knitting the knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine. Background art

It is often the case that many extra stitches are made at once, and this is used as the set-up part to start knitting the fabric. Fig. 1 shows seamless knitwear in a tubular configuration, showing tights 27, a sweater 1, and a tank top 28. The arrow in the figure indicates the knitting direction of each knitted fabric, tights 27 start knitting from the ankle and finish knitting at the waist, sweater 1 reverses the knitting direction to the usual one, knitting from the shoulder and knitting at the hem, Tank top 28 is knitted from hem to shoulder. In the evening 27, the crotch; in the sweater 1, the shoulder 5; in the tank top 28, the side 29 extends to the shoulder strap that overlaps the side of the body in the direction perpendicular to the stitch. Go and increase the knitting width. Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75656 proposed by the present applicant discloses a method of knitting tubular nitware having ribs on a two-bed flat knitting machine.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional knitting step in the right shoulder portion 5 which becomes the set-up portion S of the sweater 1. Sweater 1 is knitted symmetrically around neckline 3. The numbers shown on the left side of FIG. 6 indicate the knitting steps, and the left and right arrows next to them indicate the yarn feeding direction. FB indicates the front needle bed, and BB indicates the rear needle bed. The lower alphabet shows the needles, the uppercase letters A, B, C… are used for the knitting of the front body 7 of the tubular body, and the lowercase letters a, b, c,… are used for the knitting of the back body 9 You. The number of stitches is extremely small for convenience of explanation. Steps 1 and 2 show the knitting of the neckline 3. In step 1, the yarn feeder 1 1 1 is moved to the right to feed yarn to the needles A and B on the front needle bed. Move to the left to feed needles b and a. By repeating such knitting, a neck opening 4 is formed. In step 3, as in step 1, course knitting around the neck of the front body 7 is performed, and after needle C, the knitting thread 1 13 is inserted into the needle C of the front needle bed, the needle c of the rear needle bed, and the needle D of the front needle bed. The zigzag yarns are fed to the needles d, 1 1 and 2 of the rear needle bed, and the knitting yarns are hooked on these needles to form a set-up course 1 15 on the right shoulder. Steps 4 and 5 show the knitting of the course following the stitch formed in step 3 above. In step 4, the knitting of the stitch course 1 16 of the front body 7 including the neckline with the needle of the front needle bed is performed. In step 5, the knitting of the stitch course 1 17 of the back body 9 corresponding to this is performed. Although not shown, the stitch of the set-up portion of the left shoulder portion of the body is formed by the same method as described above at the portion shown by the broken line between Step 4 and Step 5.

In steps 3 to 5, knitting is performed with the stitch size of the set-up part reduced. After the knitting section S is knitted as described above, the knitting of the desired size is performed, and the knitting as shown in steps 6 and 7 is repeated to connect the front body 7 and the back body 9 at both ends. A body with a tubular structure is knitted. Fig. 7 shows a vertical section of a tubular knitted fabric that hangs from above the needle bed of a flat knitting machine. FB indicates the front needle bed and BB indicates the rear needle bed.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a loop structure (development in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 7) in which the knitted fabric knitted by the knitting of FIG. Fig. 9 shows the front body side (the development in the direction of arrow F in Fig. 7) with the knitted fabric folded at the set-up section S. As can be seen from these figures, the knitting yarn 1 13 of course 1 15 extends in a relatively long range with the knitting yarn portions 1 15 a and 1 15 b communicating between the front and rear needles approximately parallel. . As a result, the knitted fabric thus knitted has a loose and uneven appearance with additional stitches. This is the time of the start (stitch size B) This problem cannot be solved by adjustment.

Such a problem is not limited to a knitted fabric knitted in a state where the front body and the back body are overlapped in two layers like a tubular knitted fabric, but a knitted fabric knitted as a single layer knitted fabric. This applies to the case where the knitting structure is flat or rib.

An object of the present invention is to make a set-up portion having many stitches formed at once at a portion having no stitch tighter than a conventional one. Disclosure of the invention

In the knitted fabric of the present invention, a knitted fabric having a set-up portion composed of front and rear stitches in which knitting yarns constituting the knitted fabric extend in a zigzag manner from the previous stitch to the subsequent stitch and from the subsequent stitch to the previous stitch. , A knitting yarn portion extending from each of the preceding stitches to each of the subsequent stitches and a knitting yarn portion extending to each of the preceding stitches continuing from each of the subsequent stitches intersect.

Further, in the knitting method of the present invention, in order to start knitting a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine having at least a first needle bed and a second needle bed extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front-rear direction. In the method of forming many stitches at once on the needles of the front and rear needle beds and knitting the knitted fabric from the formed knitting portion, the stitches are provided from one end to the other end of the region where the knitted fabric is knitted. It is formed one by one in the order, and includes the following steps;

a) moving the yarn feeder toward one end of the area to hook the knitting yarn to the first needle C of one of the needle beds to form the first additional stitch 21; b) moving the knitting yarn to the area A step of moving toward the other end side and guiding it to a position beyond the needle c forming the additional stitch 22;

c) moving the yarn feeder toward one end of the area to hook the knitting yarn to the first needle c of the other needle bed to form the next additional stitch 22; d) moving the knitting yarn toward the other end of the area and then guiding it to a position beyond the needle D forming the additional stitch 23;

e) a step of repeating the above steps a to d with respect to the needles of the subsequent needle beds in the area before and after to form a stitch at the set-up portion of the knitted fabric.

Preferably, following the step e), the knitting yarn is supplied to the needle of one of the needle beds for locking the stitch at the set-up portion to form a stitch course following the stitch, and subsequently, the stitch is locked. The knitting yarn is supplied to the needle of the other needle bed to form a stitch course following the additional stitch.

Preferably, the knitted fabric is branched back and forth from the set-up portion to knit a knitted fabric having a two-layer cross section including a first knitted fabric and a second knitted fabric. According to the present invention, the method of knitting a set-up portion performed using a flat knitting machine is such that additional stitches are formed one by one from one end side to the other end side of a region where a knitted fabric is knitted. First, the yarn feeder is moved toward one end of the above-mentioned area, and the knitting yarn is hooked to the first needle which forms the seam of one needle bed. Subsequently, the knitting yarn is moved toward the other end of the region, and at this time, the knitting yarn is not hooked by the needle, but is guided to a position beyond the next needle forming the additional stitch. Then, the yarn feeder is again moved toward one end of the above-mentioned area, and the knitting yarn is hooked to the first needle forming the additional stitch of the other needle bed. Since the additional direction is formed as described above in the direction of the yarn supply, the knitting yarn has a crossed twist at the base of the stitch. Such knitting is repeatedly performed toward the other end to form a stitch course (stitch row) including front and rear stitches in a region to be knitted. Therefore, in the set-up course, the knitting yarn portions extending from the previous stitches to the subsequent stitches and the knitting yarn portions extending from the subsequent stitches to the previous stitches intersect, so that the stitches can be clearly defined. Furthermore, the crossing between the knitting yarns increases The seams are close together and the set-up is tight and does not feel as loose as the conventional one.

After the stitch course of the set-up portion is formed as described above, the knitting yarn is supplied to the needle of one of the needle beds to form a stitch course following the stitch, and subsequently, the other needle for locking the stitch. By supplying the knitting yarn to the needles on the floor to form a stitch course following the stitch, the stitches of the set-up course are firmly fixed by the stitch course formed subsequently and cannot be unraveled.

In addition, when the knitted fabric is branched back and forth following the set-up portion and the first knitted fabric and the second knitted fabric are knitted with a two-layered cross-section, both the front and rear stitches are close to each other. Therefore, at least elasticity in the knitting length direction is imparted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows eveningwear, a sweater, and a tank top as nitwear knitted by applying the knitting method of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a knitting step of a set-up portion of a right shoulder portion in the first embodiment according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows the locked state of the stitches of each needle on the needle bed in a plan view when step 15 in FIG. 2 is completed. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the loop structure in which the knitted fabric according to the first embodiment is extended back and forth around the set-up portion S. FIG. 5 shows the front body side in a state where the knitted fabric according to the first embodiment is folded at the set-up portion S. Figure 6 shows the conventional knitting steps for the extra stitches. Fig. 7 shows a longitudinal section of a tubular knitted fabric hanging from the needle bed of a flat knitting machine. Fig. 8 shows a loop structure diagram in plan view, in which a knitted fabric knitted by the conventional method is set up and spread back and forth around the portion S. FIG. 9 shows the front body side in a state where the knitted fabric knitted by the conventional method is folded at the set-up portion S. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Next, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the knitting of the set-up portion S on the shoulder portion of the sweater 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 2 shows the knitting steps of the extra stitches, Fig. 4 shows the loop structure of the knitted fabric S centered around the knitting part S, and Fig. 5 shows the front body side with the knitting part S folded. These correspond to Figures 6, 8, and 9, respectively. In this embodiment, although not shown, a front needle bed and a rear needle bed each having a large number of knitting needles arranged on the upper surface face each other, the rear needle bed can be racked right and left, and so-called transfer between the front and rear needle beds can be performed. A general-purpose two-bed flat knitting machine is used.

Sweater 1 is knitted from the shoulder to the hem in the opposite knitting direction. The set 1 is symmetrically formed around the neckline 3. Here, the formation of the right shoulder portion 5 will be described.

Steps 1 and 2 are the same as steps 1 and 2 in FIG. Step 3 shows the course knitting around the neck of the front body 7 as in Step 1, but the yarn feeder 11 is moved at least to the outside of the needle C in consideration of the additional knitting starting from the next course.

The next step 4-1 7 needle C is in a state of completion of the _c step 3 showing the organization of knitting start portion of the right shoulder part 5, c, D, even yet what the right shoulder portion 5 stitches in d ... Empty needles not formed by knitting yarn 13

In step 4, the yarn feeder 11 is moved to the left, and the knitting yarn 13 is hooked to the needle C on the front needle bed. In the next step 5, only the yarn feeder 11 is moved to the outside of the needle c without yarn feeding.In step 6, the yarn feeder 11 is moved to the left, and the knitting yarn 13 is moved to the needle c on the rear needle bed. Let me hook. Locations knitting width is increased as shown in the step 4-6, step following as the _c form a stitch of the set-up portion S and the yarn feeding to the left on the right with respect to the neckline 3 in this embodiment Perform knitting of 7 to 15 and increase the knitting width A stitch is formed on the portion by the method shown in Steps 4 and 6 above.

FIG. 3 shows the locked state of the stitches on the needle bed in a plan view at the time when step 14 in FIG. 2 is completed, and all the added stitches are in a stuck state. Forming Course 15 Forming 0

Steps 16 and 17 show the knitting of the course following the above-formed stitch. In step 16 the knitting of the front stitch course 16 including the neckline with the needle of the front needle bed is performed. In step 7, the rear body stitch course 17 corresponding to this is formed. Although not shown in the drawing, the stitches of the set-up portion of the left shoulder portion of the body are formed by the same method as described above at the portions shown by the broken lines in Steps 16 and 17. As shown in FIG. 3, the knitting of the back body 9 is knitted using the needles a, b,... Shifted right by one with respect to the needles A, B,. Therefore, in setting up the right shoulder 5, an additional stitch is formed from the needle C on the front needle bed near the needle b on the side end. Although not shown, at the left shoulder, the needle near the needle at the side end becomes the needle of the rear needle bed, so it is preferable to form an additional stitch from the needle of the rear needle bed. Thereafter, a tubular body is formed by repeating the knitting as shown in steps 18 and 19 ₍ Fig. 4 shows the knitted fabric knitted by the knitting shown in Fig. 3 Fig. 5 shows the front body with the knitted fabric folded at the set-up part S. As can be seen from these figures, the set-up course 15 shows the loop structure from the previous stitch to the back. The knitting yarn portion 15a extending to each stitch and the knitting yarn portion 15b extending to each stitch before and following each of the following stitches intersect with each other. For example, in Fig. 4, six stitches, stitches 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, are clearly defined. , 9), the yarns extend straight without intersecting each other. Is different. Each knitting yarn part 15 a, 15 b extending to the stitches before and after the set-up course 15 intersects, so that the extra stitches 2 1, 2 3, 25 and the extra stitches 2 2, 2 4, 2 6 is in a close and close state, and the set-up portion S does not feel as loose as before. Also, since the set-up portion S has such a structure, at least stretchability in the knitting length direction is imparted, and even if a pulling force acts on the set-up portion S, the knitted fabric is elongated and the knitting yarn 13 is not easily broken. The expected effect can be expected.

Although the knitting method for obtaining the knitted fabric of the present invention having a feature of the knitting structure has been described above, the knitting yarn portion extending from the stitch before and after the knitting course including the front and rear stitches and the knitting portion extending from the subsequent stitch are A knitting method other than the above may be used as long as the knitting yarn portions extending to the next previous stitch can cross each other. Further, in the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the knitting width is increased at a stretch by forming an additional stitch in the middle of knitting the fabric by taking the tubular knitwear reversely knitted from the shoulder to the hem as an example. The present invention is not limited to the example, and may be used, for example, in a case where knitting of a knitted fabric is started by performing set-up knitting by such a method from the very beginning (S1 in FIG. 1). Further, in the above description, the knitting yarn is hooked to the empty needle to form an additional stitch, but the knitted fabric is previously set in the set-up area so that the knitted fabric can be easily pulled down by the pulling-down device provided below the needle bed. The above-described knitting knitting may be performed after discarding knitting or the like so that the lowering effect is easily received. The knitted fabric to which the knitting method of the present invention can be applied is not limited to a two-layered knitted fabric branched forward and backward from the set-up portion as in the above-described example. It goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out without departing from the spirit of the present invention, for example, as a ground. Industrial applicability

As described above, in the composite needle of the present invention, can be reduced.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. In a knitted fabric having a set-up portion composed of front and rear stitches in which knitting yarns constituting the knitted fabric extend in a zigzag manner from a previous stitch to a subsequent stitch and from a subsequent stitch to a previous stitch, A knitted fabric having a set-up structure in which a knitting yarn portion extending from each stitch to a subsequent stitch and a knitting yarn portion extending from the subsequent stitch to a previous stitch cross each other.

2. Using a flat knitting machine having at least a first needle bed and a second needle bed extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front-rear direction, the needles of the front and rear needle beds are used to start knitting the knitted fabric. In the method of knitting a knitted fabric from the formed knitted portion at one time, the knitted stitches are formed one by one from one end side of the region where the knitted fabric is knitted to the other end side. And includes the following steps:

c) a step of moving the yarn feeder toward one end of the area to hook the knitting yarn to the first needle c of the other needle bed to form the next additional stitch 22; d) putting the knitting yarn in the area A step of moving toward the other end and guiding it to a position beyond the needle D which forms the additional stitch 23;

e) a step in which the above steps a to d are repeated for the needles of the succeeding and succeeding needle beds in the area to form an additional stitch at the set-up portion of the knitted fabric.

3. Following the step e, lock the stitch at the set-up point—supply the knitting yarn to the needle on the needle bed to form a stitch course following the stitch, and then engage the stitch. The method according to claim 2, wherein the knitting yarn is supplied to the needle of the other needle bed to be stopped to form a stitch course following the additional stitch. The method for setting up the described knitted fabric.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the knitted fabric is branched back and forth from the set-up portion to knit a two-layer knitted fabric including a first knitted fabric and a second knitted fabric. How to set up the knitted fabric.